IN DEPTH
Purpose of this presentation: To introduce business
leaders to college- and career-ready standards and
assessments.
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Business Resources for a
College- and CareerReady America
MAKE THE CASE:
Supporting a College- and
Career-Ready America
MAKING THE CASE
Supporting a College- and
Career-Ready America
The facts are simple:
• Not enough students graduate from high
school.
• Those who do are unprepared for
college and the workforce.
• Students aren’t gaining the critical
thinking, communications, and problemsolving skills they need to succeed in the
real world.
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MAKING THE CASE
Supporting a College- and
Career-Ready America
These challenges impact U.S. businesses’
ability to find qualified talent in an increasingly
competitive global economy.
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MAKING THE CASE
Supporting a College- and
Career-Ready America
Nearly every state is building a better and
stronger academic foundation to prepare all
students for college, careers, and life.
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New college- and career-ready (CCR)
standards raise expectations for all students
and provide the academic foundation on which
successful science, technology, engineering
and mathematics (STEM) education should be
built.
MAKE THE CASE:
Supporting a STEM
Pipeline
MAKING THE CASE
Supporting the STEM Pipeline
Companies are competing with each other for a
limited number of students graduating in STEM
fields.
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We must secure our nation’s future by supporting
high-quality STEM education to prepare a skilled
workforce and strengthen U.S. competitiveness.
MAKING THE CASE
Supporting the STEM Pipeline
Promoting STEM education — anchored in
college- and career-ready standards — nurtures a
skilled workforce, widens the pool of desired job
applicants, and strengthens U.S. competitiveness.
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http://www.bhef.com/publications/documents/BHEF_Research_Brief-STEM_Interest_and_Proficiency.pdf
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http://www.esa.doc.gov/sites/default/files/reports/documents/stemfinalyjuly14_1.pdf
MAKING THE CASE
Supporting the STEM Pipeline
• Academic standards provide the necessary
foundation upon which the rest of the system can
be built.
• These new standards – the Next Generation
Science Standards and Common Core State
Standards – encourage students to apply their
knowledge and skills to solve real-world problems
starting in the early grades to engage students at
all levels.
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• Implementing science standards will help build a
more robust STEM pipeline by preparing more
high school graduates for the rigors of sciencebased college courses and careers.
MAKE THE CASE:
Keeping Our International
Advantage
MAKING THE CASE
Keeping Our International Advantage
Our education system simply
has not been keeping up with
mounting competition from
developed and developing
countries.
U.S. educational achievement
rates are staying flat.
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MAKING THE CASE
Keeping Our International Advantage
Our education system can’t
compete internationally
unless we set the right
expectations and goals for
them. Standards, such as
the Common Core State
Standards in mathematics
and the Next Generation
Science Standards, provide
the necessary foundation.
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National Science Foundation, Science and Engineering Indicators 2012, Table 2-33. www.nsf.gov/statistics/seind12/c0/appendix.htm#c4
IN DEPTH:
College- and Career-Ready
Standards in Mathematics
and English/Literacy
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What Are “Standards”?
Standards are the “what”:
• They define the desired outcomes of instruction in English
Language Arts/Literacy, Mathematics and Science.
Curriculum provides the “how”:
• States, districts, schools and teachers determine the
instructional approaches and materials to teach the standards.
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College- and Career-Ready Standards:
Mathematics and English Literacy
Academic standards set the foundation for our
schools. While state standards historically have
been inconsistent and unfocused — and not
anchored in real-world expectations — 46 states
and Washington, D.C., have taken a step forward
by adopting the Common Core State Standards
(CCSS) for mathematics and English literacy.
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College- and Career-Ready Standards:
Key Advances in Mathematics
• Standards for Mathematical Practice, or
mathematical “habits of mind,” that foster reasoning,
problem solving, perseverance, decision making,
and engagement among students.
• A sharper focus on key topics in each grade to allow
educators and students to go deeper into the
content, and students to better understand concepts
and tackle more complex content as they progress.
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• An emphasis on mathematical modeling — the use
of mathematics and statistics to analyze economic,
social, and everyday situations and make informed
decisions.
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College- and Career-Ready Standards:
Key Advances in English/Literacy
• A balance between literature and informational
texts to reflect reading demanded on the job
and in college.
• Speaking and listening expectations, applied
through presentations and group work.
• An emphasis on explanatory writing, including
writing from sources and using evidence.
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• Literacy standards for science, history, and
technical subjects to enable students to read
and write in a wider range of contexts.
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College- and Career-Ready Standards:
Mathematics and English Literacy
• To ensure that all students have greater
opportunities and access to the careers of their
choice, we need a K-12 education system that
imparts the knowledge and skills most valued
by employers and higher education.
• While standards alone are no silver bullet, they
provide the necessary foundation upon which
the rest of the system should be built.
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• The Common Core State Standards aim to help
all students graduate from high school with the
core academic skills and knowledge needed to
excel in the workplace.
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Assessing Common Core
State Standards
MAKING THE CASE
How Will Students Be Assessed on the Common
Core State Standards?
• The new assessments are being developed by two
state-led consortia:
• Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and
Careers (PARCC)
• Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC)
• The new computer-based assessments aligned to
the Standards will be first administered in fall 2014
for grades 3-8 and in high school.
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MAKING THE CASE
Two State Consortia Developing Assessments for
Common Core State Standards: PARCC & SBAC
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Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC)
Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC)
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College- and Career-Ready
Standards in Next
Generation Science
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College- and Career-Ready Standards:
Next Generation Science
Academic standards set the foundation for our
schools. While state science standards historically
have been inconsistent and unfocused— and not
anchored in real-world expectations — 26 states
took a step forward by developing the Next
Generation Science Standards (NGSS).
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College- and Career-Ready Standards:
Next Generation Science
• The integration of rigorous content and
application to reflect how science is practiced in
the real world — and on-the-job in STEM
occupations.
• A focus on a few disciplinary core ideas to
ensure coherence within and across grades.
• A clear set of expectations for how scientific
knowledge and engineering applications
intersect across the disciplines.
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College- and Career-Ready Standards:
Next Generation Science
• We need new science standards that stimulate
and build interest in STEM education.
• While standards alone are no silver bullet, they
provide the necessary foundation upon which
the rest of the science (and STEM) education
system can be built.
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• The NGSS aim to help all students graduate
from high school with the scientific skills and
knowledge needed to excel in the workplace, in
turn, leading to more STEM-ready employees
at all levels.
TAKE ACTION
How Can I Support My Child’s Learning?
• Refer to the PTA parent guides on the CCSS:
http://pta.org/parents/content.cfm?ItemNumber=2910
• Learn more about the NGSS:
http://www.nextgenscience.org/
• Talk with your child and ask questions about what
he/she is learning
• Actively communicate with your child’s teachers about
how he/she is integrating the new Standards into the
classroom
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• Be patient: the new standards are more rigorous and
will introduce a new way of teaching, meaning the
assessment results will reflect higher expectations
TAKE ACTION
How Can My Company Support CCSS?
• There are numerous ways to strategically and effectively
support the Common Core State Standards
implementation and sustainability.
• First and foremost, your company can be an advocate
for the new standards and related reforms, by:
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Getting informed on the issues,
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Making the connection between the reforms and
your workforce needs,
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Engaging your leadership,
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Engaging your employees,
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Engaging policymakers, or
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Engaging your business coalition.